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From YouTube: Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council 10-22-2020
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A
C
A
A
B
J
A
A
K
A
A
B
To
the
president
and
members
of
the
council
of
the
city
of
philadelphia,
I
am
transmitting
here
with
the
consideration
of
your
honorable
body.
An
audience
authorized
in
the
revision
of
lines
of
grace
on
a
portion
of
city
plan
number
46s
by
striking
from
the
city
plan
and
vacating
penrose
ferry
road
from
penrose
avenue
to
which
terminus
northeastwardly,
they're
from
and
reserving
and
placing
on
the
city
plan
a
right
of
way
for
various
public
utility
purposes.
Within
the
lines
of
penn
monastery.
Road
being
stricken
and
authorizing.
D
A
You
very
much,
mr
decker,
and
our
next
word
of
goodness,
is
the
introduction
of
bills
and
resolutions,
and
by
way
of
a
reminder,
we
are
asking
that
all
resolutions
included
privileged
resolutions
be
placed
on
the
final
passage
calendar
for
the
next
session
of
council
unless
they
are
being
referred
to
committee
in
our
current
remote
environment.
This
procedure
will
provide
an
opportunity
for
the
public
to
comment.
Thank
you
and
ask
for
your
anticipated
cooperation
and
mr
decker.
Would
you
please
read
the
titles
of
the
legislation
that
is
being
offered
today
by
the
members.
B
Councilwoman
parker
offers,
on
behalf
of
council
president
clark
an
ordinance
to
amend
the
federal
reserve
maps
by
changing
the
zoning
designation
of
certain
areas
of
land
located
within
an
area
bounded
by
diamond
street
11th
street
norris
street
and
marvin
street
councilwoman.
Parker
offers,
on
her
own
behalf,
an
ordinance
establishing
a
no
truck
parking
regulation
on
both
sides
of
east
godfrey
avenue,
from
tabor
avenue
to
whitaker
avenue.
A
B
A
B
Councilman
johnson
offers
one
bill
entitled
an
ordinance
authorizing
the
revision
of
lines
and
grades
on
a
portion
of
city
plan
number
46
s
by
striking
from
the
city
plan
and
vacating
penrose
ferry
road
from
penrose
avenue
to
which
terminus
northeast
would
leave
their
problem
and
reserving
and
placing
on
the
city
plan
a
right-of-way
for
various
public
utility
purposes.
Within
the
lines
of
penrose
ferry
road
being
stricken
and
authorizing.
The
acceptance
of
the
grant
of
the
city
of
the
said
right
of
way
being
reserved.
B
Councilman
dom
offers
one
resolution
entitled
a
resolution
honoring
and
congratulating
department
of
licenses
and
inspections.
Commissioner,
david
perry
on
his
retirement
from
the
city
of
philadelphia
and
recognizing
his
exceptional
leadership
and
accomplishments
over
a
distinguished
career
in
public
service.
F
Yes,
please,
council
president,
thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you.
It's
kind
of
amazing
to
me,
commissioner.
Perry
is
retiring.
This
month
after
39
years
of
service
to
the
city
of
philadelphia,
unbelievable,
he
was
you
know
trained
as
an
engineer.
He
first
worked
for
the
city
as
an
engineer
in
the
water
department.
F
Of
course,
we
know
him
as
the
l
I,
commissioner,
and
he
has
created
impactful
change
in
that
in
that
department,
but
in
addition
to
his
many
accomplishments
in
safety
and
technology,
commissioner
perry
has
also,
with
all
of
us,
as
a
team
has
fought
to
effectively
modernize
the
building
codes,
meet
international
quality
standards
for
accreditation
and
force
violations
and
by
the
way,
all
all
the
colleagues
on
city
council
co-sponsored.
I
thank
everybody.
I
think
one
of
the
most
amazing
parts
of
commissioner
perry
is
beyond
his
personal
accomplishments.
F
Dealing
with
the
commissioner
was
always
a
pleasure
for
me
and
I
believe
all
my
colleagues
he's
just
just
a
good
person.
He
had
tremendous
drive
to
get
the
job
done.
You
know
of
his
availability
to
explain,
complicated
issues
that
a
lot
of
us
didn't
understand
and
we
appreciated
his
is
explaining
it
to
us
he's
just
a
good
good
person,
and
you
know
we
all
look
back
on
our
lives
and
say
what
did
we
accomplish?
There's
something
that
commissioner
perry
in
39
years
of
service
to
the
city.
F
B
B
A
B
The
committee
on
rules,
which
is
referred
bill,
number
two:
zero
zero.
Three,
eight
nine
entitled
an
ordinance
continuing
the
mayfair
business
improvement
district
beyond
his
termination
date
in
an
area
that
generally
includes
both
sides
of
frankfurt
avenue
from
the
north
side
of
harveston
avenue
to
the
south
side
of
sheffield
street
and
certain
blocks
of
streets
that
intersect
that
portion
of
frankfort
avenue
and
for
which
the
mayfair
business
improvement
district
incorporated
the
pennsylvania
nonprofit
corporation
is
a
neighborhood
business
improvement.
District
management
association
for
the
bet
for
the
district
and
bill
number
two:
zero
zero.
D
F
J
L
A
Thank
you.
It
has
been
moving
property
second,
that
the
rules
accounts
will
be
suspended,
so
I
had
to
permit
reading
this
day
of
bills,
number
two:
zero
zero.
Three,
eighty
nine
and
two
zero
zero.
Four
one:
seven
all
those
in
favor
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye
all
right.
Those
opposed
and
these
bills
will
be
placed
on
our
first
meeting
calendar
today.
Chair
now
recognizes
councilwoman.
L
B
The
committee
on
law
government,
which
is
deferred
bill,
number
two
zero
zero
one:
five,
nine
and
touted
an
ordinance
amending
chapter;
nine,
eight
hundred
to
the
philippines
out
of
landlord
and
tenant,
to
clarify
and
amend,
applicable
procedures
pertaining
to
the
fair
housing
commission
and
to
provide
for
the
adoption
of
regulations
and
bill
number
two:
zero:
zero,
two
five
two
and
taught
at
an
audience.
Many
chapter,
9
1100
of
the
follow-up
code
and
solidfire
practices,
ordinance
protections
against
unlawful
discrimination
to
clarify
that
unlawful
discrimination
includes
discrimination
based
on
characteristics
such
as
hair,
texture
and
hairstyles
reports.
L
A
H
M
A
B
9213
of
the
philippi
code
and
tyler
farmers
markets
by
adding
a
permissible
location
on
ogons
avenue
and
bill
number
200185
and
targeted
an
ordinance
section,
12701
of
the
philippine
code
and
title
designation
of
bicycle
lanes
to
authorize
bicycle
lanes
in
the
vicinity
of
passion,
avenue
from
61st
street
to
essington
avenue
and
essington
avenue
from
paseon
cavity
to
bartram
avenue
and
making
associated
changes
to
parking
regulations
within
the
same
limits
and
bill
number
zero.
One.
B
Is
there
209
entitled
an
ordinance
establishing
parking
regulations
in
the
vicinity
of
green
street?
In
north
11th
street
north
13th
street
and
mount
vernon
street
allen
street
in
germantown
avenue,
wallace
street
in
north
12th
street
lawrence
street
and
poplar
street
vandy,
brandywine
street
and
north
10th
street
burke
street
and
girard
avenue,
and
bell
number
two:
zero
zero.
B
By
currently
licensed
sidewalk
cafe
operations
to
extend
the
date
bill,
number
200351
will
remain
in
effect
and
bill
number:
two:
zero:
zero.
Four:
nine
eight
entitled
annoyed
in
cementing
bill
number
two:
zero
zero.
Three
five:
two
entitled
an
ordinance
amending
chapter
eleven
one
hundred
of
the
philosophy
coding
title
general
provisions
to
authorize
the
streets
department
to
promote
closure
of
the
public
right-of-way
to
extend
the
date
bill
number
two:
zero
zero.
B
L
A
D
A
K
B
The
committee
on
public
safety,
to
which
is
the
third
bill,
number
two
zero
zero
five,
three
eight
and
touted
an
ordinance
amending
title,
ten
of
the
philadelphia
code
to
create
a
new
chapter.
10
2500
entitled
less
lethal
devices
to
regulate
the
use
of
less
lethal
devices
in
specific
situations,
respectfully
reports
it
is
considered
the
same
and
which
turns
the
attached
bill
to
council
with
a
favorable
recommendation.
D
K
A
Thank
you
that
has
been
moving
property
second,
that
the
rules
accounts
will
be
suspended.
So
that's
we
met
first
meeting
this
day
of
bills,
number
200
538,
all
those
in
favor
indicate
by
saying
aye,
aye,
aye
aye.
It
was
opposed
eyes
headed
and
this
bill
will
be
placed
in
our
first
reading
calendar
today.
That
concludes
our
reports
on
committee.
We
will
now
proceed
under
a
special
order
of
business
motion.
That
council
reconsidered
a
vote
by
which
bill
number
two
zero:
zero,
zero.
Nine
four
was
passed.
A
O
J
M
A
Thank
you.
The
next
order
of
business
is
the
consideration
of
the
calendar.
I
note
that
the
bills
just
reported
from
committee
with
suspicion
of
the
rules
have
been
deemed
to
have
had
a
first
reading.
These
bills
will
be
placed
on
our
second
reading
and
final
passage
calendar
at
our
next
session
of
council,
as
there
are
no
additional
bills
on
the
first
reading
calendar,
the
chair
recognized
as
councilman
parker
for
the
purpose
of
calling
up
bills
and
resolutions
on
the
final
reading
and
second
passage
calendar.
L
Thank
you,
mr
president.
The
following
resolutions
and
bills
are
being
called
up
from
the
second
reading
and
final
passage
calendars.
Today
they
are
numbers:
two:
zero,
zero,
five,
six,
four:
two:
zero:
zero;
five,
six,
six
and
two
zero
zero;
three
nine
two
all
other
bills
and
resolutions
are
being
held.
A
A
H
H
H
H
H
A
A
A
When
you
call
we
will
take
your
name
phone
number,
the
number
of
the
legislative
item
you
are
commenting
on
and
whether
you
are
in
support
or
against
the
legislation
you
add
to
the
list.
We
will
telephone
each
person
on
the
list
during
the
council
session
and
invite
them
to
our
remote
meeting
under
ideal
circumstances.
A
A
B
P
Good
morning
and
thanks
for
this
opportunity
to
speak,
I
am
the
president
of
the
society
hill
civic
association.
I
first
want
to
simply
say
that
the
overlay
bill-
that's
the
subject
of
the
override
bill.
Override
vote
has
been
generated
after
years
of
planning
and
outreach
to
the
community,
an
extensive
consultation
with
councilman
school,
our
councilman,
and
as
evidence
of
that,
I
want
to
note
that
we
have
submitted
to
each
member
of
council
a
copy
of
a
petition.
That's
been
signed
by
over
700
people
in
our
community,
urging
the
override
of
the
detail.
P
The
main
feature
of
the
overlay
bill
is
the
65-foot
height
limit.
Contrary
to
what
some
have
suggested,
it
does
not
apply
to
a
wide
area
of
society
hill.
It
applies
only
to
two
blocks.
The
200
and
300
blocks
of
walnut.
The
300
block
has
already
built
up.
So
as
a
practical
matter,
it's
really
only
the
200
block,
so
why
have
a
height
limit
there?
The
reason
is
that
these
blocks
are
directly
across
from
independence.
P
National
historic
park
there
in
the
200
block
stands
the
magnificent
merchant's
exchange
building
it's
a
national
historic
landmark.
It's
buildings
like
this
that
have
given
our
city,
the
distinction
to
be
named
a
world
heritage
city.
We
should
not
allow
tall
buildings
to
dwarf
the
merchants
exchange
and
destroy
the
scale
and
character
of
the
area
around
it.
That's
why
our
bill
was
supported
by
the
independence
national
historic
park
and
the
preservation
alliance
of
greater
philadelphia.
P
Other
cities
with
historic
areas
have
height
limits
and
adjacent
areas.
Baltimore,
boston,
georgetown
and
dc
all
have
height
limits
that
are
similar
to
this
one
and
we've.
Given
members
of
council,
a
zoning
map
that
shows
even
our
own
old
city
has
a
height
limit
as
new
parts
of
chinatown
and
philadelphia.
P
Now
the
height
limit
I
want
to
emphasize
doesn't
mean
that
you
can
never
have
a
taller
building
there.
We
stand
ready
to
work
with
any
developer,
who
would
seek
a
variance
that
respects
the
scale
and
character
of
the
200
block
of
walnut
street?
All
this
bill
does
is
guard
against
the
developer,
having
the
absolute
right
to
build
a
tall
building
on
that
block
in
disregard
of
those
interests.
I
want
to
address
the
criticism
that
the
height
limit
will
make
it
more
difficult
to
achieve
affordable
housing
goals.
P
So
it's
the
market,
it's
location
that
dictates
where
high-end
units
will
be
situated.
We
supported
85
units
at
a
building
that
was
constructed
at
500
walnut,
but
the
developer
filled
it
with
only
35
units.
The
fact
of
the
matter
is
that
if
we
really
want
to
insist
on
affordable
housing
in
all
areas
of
the
city,
nothing
short
of
mandating,
affordable
units
on
site
is
actually
going
to
do
that.
P
So
the
bottom
line
is
that
by
not
allowing
tall
luxury
buildings
in
the
200
block
of
walnut
by
right,
those
luxury
buildings
are
not
going
to
be
built
in
other
areas
of
the
city.
So
respectfully
this
line
of
reasoning
that
they
will
be
built
elsewhere
and
squeeze
out
affordable
housing
that
might
otherwise
go
elsewhere,
just
doesn't
hold
up.
There
are
a
couple
other
aspects
of
our
bills:
the
historic
preservation
law
carve
out.
P
Last
year's
law
created
an
incentive
for
building
owners
and
developers
to
nominate
their
properties
for
historic
designation
by
giving
them
very
liberal
development
rights
they
otherwise
wouldn't
have,
including
allowing
cmx
3
uses
to
be
built
in
residential
buildings,
but
in
society,
health
all
of
our
old
building
stock
is
already
historically
designated.
It's
fully
protected,
there's
not
a
single
building
in
danger
of
collapse
or
demolition
for
lack
of
a
zoning
variance.
So
here
these
bills
would
actually
backfire
in
society
hill
and
just
end
up
giving
developers
more
leverage
to
use
in
negotiating
with
nearby
residents.
P
P
N
A
P
Q
Crucially,
we
think
that
this
overlay
is
inherently
exclusionary,
exclusionary
zoning,
exclusionary
developments
and,
crucially,
it
puts
the
cytosimic
association
at
the
central
position
of
power
to
control
any
development
that
comes
in
their
neighborhood.
We
think
this
is
ultimately
indexable
as
the
city
is
at
the
safe
neighborhoods.
Q
Crucially,
we
also
believe
that
the
assertion
that
the
planning
process
for
the
neighborhood
plan
by
society,
health,
civic
association
and
kalman's
councilmember
was
ultimately
indexable
and
did
not
reach
residents
all
residents,
even
within
the
cycle,
neighborhood
itself.
This
is
due
to
the
fact
that
you
know
this.
This
plan
was
not
was
not
was
not
created
under
the
direct
authority
of
the
planned
commission,
but
only
with
the
civic
association
itself,
an
rc,
a
private
rco
that
requires
member
dues
to
be
a
full
member
to
be
a
partner.
Q
So
so
we
so
so
so
we
we
assert
that
this
plan
does
not
have
any
basis
should
be
accepted
by
state
council.
After
such
little
deliberation
discussion
with
various
parts
of
the
city,
we
also
like
to
remind
council
that
the
state's
own
housing
action
plan
states
that
strong
market
neighborhoods
like
society
hill,
should
accept
even
higher
density
or
to
facilitate
on-site,
affordable
housing
and
ensure
steady
revenue
in
a
housing
trust
fund,
the
city's
only
major
source
of
affordable
housing
funding.
Q
Secondly,
we
also
like
to
address
the
historic
context
of
saudi
hill
as
well,
and
remind
the
council
that
the
that
height
limits
think
this
is
old
city-
does
not
extend
beyond
market
street
downtown
in
the
first
place,
and
also
that
historic
context
be
trying
to
be
defended
here
is
a
wholly
a
historical
invention
during
their
process
of
renewal
and
that
that
multiple
preservation
groups,
including
re-points
phl,
the
city's,
only
preservation,
preserve
preservation.
Political
action
committee
is
also
in
opposition
to
this
bill
as
well.
Q
N
N
This
our
neighborhood
plan
commenced
in
2016,
the
planning
commission
staff
was
involved
from
day
one
and
we
engaged
stakeholders
all
across
the
neighborhood,
including
the
institutions,
the
residents
in
the
high-rises
townhouses,
the
schools,
the
houses
of
worship.
All
stakeholders
were
involved.
We
had
a
public
process,
we
had
public
meetings.
Our
neighborhood
plan
was
posted
out
on
our
website.
N
We
had
individual
stakeholder
meetings
as
well
as
group
community
meetings.
Subsequently,
our
after
our
master
plan
was
accepted
by
the
planning
commission
in
july
of
2018.
What
what
actually
happened
was
we
made
additional
compromises
so
the
process
that
is
referenced
that
has
happened
over
the
last
two
years?
Is
us
saying?
N
Yes,
okay,
we'll
take
this
away
the
planning
commission
staff
and
then
the
planning
commission
leadership
continued
to
meet
with
us
and
they
asked
us
to
scale
back
our
plan
and
we
did,
and
so
our
the
bills
that
we
have
come
for
today,
including
the
overlays
the
result
of
years
of
work.
Extensive
community
input,
extensive
input
from
the
planning,
commission
staff
and
extensive
compromises
made
by
the
neighborhood
you've
seen
the
petitions
you've
seen
our
petition.
I
won't
go
into
all
of
the
detail,
but
I
will
underscore
what
larry
spector
said.
N
The
65-foot
height
limit
is
on
just
two
blocks:
it's
a
fraction
of
the
size
of
the
height
limit
that
exists
in
in
old
city
and
it
is
to
protect
historic
preservation.
I
have
never
heard
anyone
in
any
of
our
community
meetings
say
that
we
are
opposed
to
affordable
housing.
We
embrace
it
bring
it.
I
think
you
council,
member,
queen
yona
sanchez,
has
suggested
at
one
point.
It
ought
to
be
mandated
in
development.
N
I
say:
do
it
it's
not
a
part
of
what
we're
trying
to
do
here.
Other
neighborhoods
have
overlaid
society.
Hill
is
not
the
first
neighborhood
to
have
an
overlay
to
respect
the
particular
unique
characteristics
of
this
neighborhood.
So
in
closing,
I
would
just
say
this
bill
and-
and
this
neighborhood
really
has
been
misrepresented-
and
I
hope
you
understand
that
it
has
been
indeed
an
inclusive
process
with
many
compromises.
I
support
this
bill
and
I
ask
you
please
to
override
this
veto.
Thank
you.
A
B
A
A
B
A
D
D
J
D
B
A
A
B
A
O
O
I
learned
about
other
cities
and
I
learned
about
all
the
municipalities
and
how
they
and
what
they
did
to
help
protect
some
of
the
areas
that
were
real
important
to
that
city
of
philadelphia
and
during
this
process,
and
you
heard
somebody
say
that
planning
wasn't
involved
in
the
process.
This
has
been
almost
a
four
year
process,
two
and
a
half
years
that
I've
been
involved
with
of
back
and
forth,
and
compromises
back
and
forth.
O
O
All
of
a
sudden,
the
narrative
has
been
changed
is
that
it
doesn't
matter
what
people
think
who
live
in
communities
and
live
in
different
neighborhoods,
that
we
know
better
than
everybody
else,
and,
and
we
should
just
do
what
we
want,
because
those
people
shouldn't
have
a
voice,
and
I
think,
even
during
this
process,
there
were
conversations
that
we
had
with
the
community
that
they
weren't
happy
with.
You
know
the
overlay
was
a
lot
bigger
when
it
first
started
and
we
went
through.
O
You
know,
grinding
ruling
conversations
and
you
know
narrowed
the
scope
of
it
down
and
we
went
in
to
make
sure
it
was
only
a
two
block
area
to
protect
what
we
believe
was
the
most
historic,
important,
historic
facts
in
properties
in
in
society:
hill,
the
american
style
exchange.
So
you
know
some
of
the
things
that
you
heard
of
what
this
bill
is
going
to
do
is
it's
kind
of,
I
think,
an
overreach,
and
I
think
what
some
of
the
folks
said.
Well,
this
is
going
to
happen
and
you're
going
to
have
overlays
in
other
areas.
O
It
requires
a
variance
to
build,
above
whatever
those
restrictions
are
that
enables
the
community
to
have
a
voice
in
that
development
and
to
be
a
part
of
the
process
and
to
say
that
that
shouldn't
be
allowed
or
shouldn't
be
done,
because
the
people
shouldn't
have
a
say
we
should
be
able
to
develop
what
we
want.
We
saw
what
happened
in
society
hill
and
when
you're
talking
about
a
real
tall
building,
you
know-
and
you
want
to
add
density
and
affordability,
but
yet
you
only
have
35
units
and
those
35
units
are
millions
of
dollars.
O
It
doesn't
add
up
to
what
the
arguments
are.
So
what
I'm
going
to
ask
is
you
know
the
city
is
a
city
of
neighborhoods,
we
respect
and
they
should
have
a
voice
in
the
process,
and
all
this
overlay
does
is
allow
the
society
and
laborers
for
the
two-block
area,
the
height
limit,
to
have
a
voice
in
development
and
meet
with
the
developers
as
they
move
forward
to
develop.
O
We
had
development
in
old
city
over
65
feet,
even
with
the
65
foot
height
limit,
be
able
to
negotiate
with
the
community
and
with
the
council
and
to
go
in
and
build
something
that
was
180
feet
tall
and
it
fit
within
the
scope
of
the
development
fit
within
the
historic
preservation
of
the
area,
and
so
these
things
can
happen
even
with
an
overlay.
So
I
I'm
going
to
ask
my
colleagues
to
please
support
me
in
the
override
of
this
veto.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
She
recognizes
councilman
green
plenty
of
information
for
casper's
willa.
There
was
a
back
and
forth-
and
you
alluded
to
some
of
this
regarding
the
involvement
of
planning,
commission
and
there's
been
some
perspective
on
whether
the
planning
commission
was
driving
this
process
or
not,
and
the
community
engagement.
Can
you
give
a
little
more
context
today?
Was
this
part
of
the
planning
commission
2035
process?
I
Was
the
planning
commission
driving
this,
or
was
this
a
joint
activity
between
the
side,
hill,
civic
association
and
the
planning
commission?
And
then
you
said
you
talked
about
compromise?
Was
it
a
larger
footprint
and
then
that
compromise
was
based
on
the
give
and
take
between
the
planning,
commission
and
the
civic
association?
But
how
did
you
get
to
a
smaller
footprint.
O
So
this
process
was
a
a
joint
effort
between
planning,
and
I
want
to
thank-
and
I
should
have
did
that
during
my
speech.
I
want
to
thank
ian
litwin,
who
has
been
involved
for
the
last
four
years
on
this
ian
litwin
was
one
of
the
head
planners
who
had
worked
with
society
hill
as
a
joint
effort.
Was
that
all
those
meetings
with
that
the
community
outreach
events
hammered
out
not
only
the
overlay
that
we
did,
that
was
supportive,
but
we
also
did
a
remapping
of
the
area,
which
means
it
changed.
O
O
I
So
this
one
follow-up
question,
so
this
piece
of
legislation
is
overlay.
District
came
out
of
the
remapping
work
that
the
planning
commission
was
doing.
So,
as
as
district
council
members
know,
the
planning
commission
is
doing
remapping
throughout
the
entire
city
of
philadelphia
as
a
follow-up
to
the
new
zoning
code
as
part
of
their
2035
plan.
So
this
was
an
outgrowth
of
that
work
of
the
remapping
for
that
area.
O
Let's
go
back
to
the
community
and
let's
try
to
change
this
one
block
of
of
zoning
zoning
criteria
and
we
will
still
go
back
and
remap
an
area
periodically,
but
this
was
done
as
a
matter
of
the
whole
community
remapping
of
the
whole
community
and
the
overlay
was
something
that
was
added
into
that
by
at
request
of
the
community
group
and
work
through
with
planning,
and
so
it
wasn't
part
of
the
original
remapping
process.
But
it
got
added
as
conversations
were
going
during
that
four-year
process.
A
A
B
K
A
A
Overridden
that
completes
our
calendar
for
today
now
there
is
prior
to
recognizing
with
speeches
and
members
regarding
the
species.
I
will
note
for
the
record
at
this
time
that
we
will
use
the
chat
feature
available
in
microsoft
teams
to
allow
members
to
signify
that
they
wish
to
be
recognized
in
order
to
comply
with
the
sunshine
app.
The
chat
feature
must
only
be
used
for
that
purpose.
That
said,
are
there
any
speeches
on
behalf
of
the
minority
share,
recognizes
councilwoman
brooks.
E
Thank
you
so
much
council
president.
I
wanted
to
just
address
some
concerns
that
have
been
you
know
very
def,
making
it
difficult
for
me
to
sleep
at
night.
One
of
them
is
yesterday
the
state's
house
failed
to
advance
legislation
to
fix
the
pennsylvania's
rent
relief
program,
which
expires
november
4th.
E
Here
in
the
poorest
biggest
city
in
the
country,
the
option
that
philadelphia
families
have
for
survival
are
becoming
fewer
and
fewer.
Similarly,
here
in
philadelphia,
the
court's
local
eviction
moratorium
will
also
expire
early
november,
leaving
only
the
cdc's
eviction
moratorium
in
place,
which
is
solely
inaccurate,
inaccurate.
E
E
It
is
clear
that,
in
fact,
in
in
the
absence
absence
of
action
from
the
state
and
federal
levels,
the
responsibility
falls
to
local
legislators
to
us
to
protect
our
constituents
and
legislate
through
this
crisis.
Lives
are
depending
on
it
and
I
fear
that
we
are
not
meeting
the
urgency
of
this
moment.
E
Just
one
year
ago,
I
was
on
the
other
side
of
this
building
city
hall
as
an
activist,
a
concerned
community
member,
a
spectator
to
city
council
sessions,
and
I
wish
I
could
do
more
to
help
my
community
now
that
I'm
inside
and
better
understand
the
inter-workings
of
council.
I
worry
that
the
pressures
we
face
from
corporate
lobbyists
from
issue-based
groups
from
the
mayor's
administration,
from
developers
from
our
political
parties
from
corporations
and
yes,
even
from
each
other,
are
stopping
us
from
prioritizing
the
needs
of
the
most
vulnerable
constituents,
the
working
class.
E
E
So
today
I'm
calling
on
the
federal
government,
the
state
legislator,
on
the
mayor's
administration
on
this
council
body,
myself
included
to
do
more
and
to
do
better.
We
are
elected
into
office
to
find
solutions
to
these
seamlessly
insurmountable
problems.
Our
hands
are
not
tied.
We
have
the
power,
indeed
the
responsibility,
to
do
everything
that
we
can
to
support
our
constituents
in
this
time
of
need.
Thank
you.
So
much
council
president.
Thank
you.
Councilwoman.
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I
just
want
to
note
for
the
record
of
mr
president
that,
because
I
started
working
in
this
body
when
I
was
17
and
a
community
organizer
and
I
was
a
volunteer
from
the
age
of
17
through
21
at
22,
I
became
a
full-time
member
of
the
staff
of
councilwoman,
marion
tasco
and
bounced
between
her
office
and
gussie's
office.
Doing
work.
I
learned
to
respect
and
admire
the
people
who
actually
get
the
work
done
in
local
government.
I'm
talking
about
the
staff
who
worked
for
the
elected
officials.
L
Yeah
people
pushed
a
button
for
us,
but
I'm
talking
about
just
like
our
teams,
our
staffs,
our
tech
staff
and
another
thing
that
I
learned,
mr
president,
and
I'm
so
happy
that,
because
I
worked
here,
I
learned
to
respect
it.
I
learned
to
respect
the
commissioners
here
and
and
their
staff
and
and
more
importantly,
I
watch,
mr
president,
those
who
come
out
off
of
their
seats
on
high
when
cameras
are
there
and
those
who,
behind
the
scenes,
do
the
hard
work
and
they'll
come
to
the
community
meeting.
L
Even
if
it's
not
a
high
profile
issue
but
like
when
I
long
chris
and
londale,
you
all
may
remember
when
that
fentanyl
was
filled
and
it
was,
it
was
found
in
one
of
our
houses.
Commissioner,
perry
came
out
to
that
meeting
and
listened
people
were
angry.
They
were
scared,
but
he
came
out
with
his
team.
So
commission,
if
you
were
listening,
I
just
want
to
say
a
special
thank
you
for
always
going
above
and
beyond
the
call
of
duty.
L
The
final
thing
I
want
to
say
to
you,
colleagues,
is
that
I
want
to
just
quickly
share
some
stats
203,
the
total
number
of
philadelphians
employed
as
cleaning
ambassadors
and
ambassador
supervisors
to
clean
commercial
corridors
and
neighborhoods
throughout
our
city,
91,
new
cleaning,
ambassador
positions,
112
cleaners,
who
are
now
earning
a
living
wage
of
at
least
15
dollars
per
hour
and
receiving
professional
development
training
and
access
to
the
resources.
They
need
to
maintain
employment
and
grow
professionally
85,
and
this
is
the
one
I'm
probably
the
most
giddy
about.
L
85
commercial
quarters
are
being
cleaned
between
three
and
seven
days
a
week
across
the
city,
which
means
we
nearly
doubled.
The
number
of
commercial
corridors
in
the
previous
program
32
is
the
number
of
zip
codes
across
the
city
that
will
see
and
feel
the
impact
council,
member,
johnson
and
squirrel.
I
want
you
to
know
that
passion
avenue
and
south
philly
represented
strong
yesterday
39
is
the
number
of
community-based
organizations
contracting
with
our
commerce
department
to
clean
our
neighborhood
commercial
corridors
in
five.
L
Five
is
the
number
of
minority
owned
and
operated
commercial
cleaning
companies
that
are
subcontracting
with
our
community-based
organizations?
Cleaning?
Nearly
one-third
of
the
85
quarters
on
today
I
needed
to
say
thank
you
to
my
colleagues
in
the
city
council
of
philadelphia,
the
stats
that
I
just
read
to
you.
They
are
not
my
accomplishment.
They
are
our
accomplishment.
L
Commissioner,
a
deputy
keith
warren
farook,
scott,
barbara
white,
crystal
jacobs,
shipman
commerce,
workforce
division,
zakiyah
ali
gianna,
grossman,
esther
ade,
yemi,
katie,
wolfgang
aj
adams,
now
with
pidc
ann
nevins,
pidc
tiffany
kennedy
adriana
buck,
eileen
barack
thomas
queen,
anne
nicole
hennessy
beth
mcconnell
at
pacdc.
I'll.
Take
you
to
rumble
with
me
any
day
my
staff
rachel
kiasha
heather,
hillary
john
michelle,
carla
gabby
tasha,
william
and
solomon,
who
are
with
us
today.
L
L
Home
ownership
is
decreasing
and
rental
rentals
are
rising,
even
though
no
matter
how
large
the
problems
were
we
had
in
our
city.
We
have
always
had
a
higher
amount
of
home
ownership
in
our
city,
particularly
in
the
minority
community,
and
we're
seeing
that
amount
just
dwindle.
You
know
what
that
means:
access
to
equity
and
opportunity.
That
means
self-sufficiency.
L
People
who
built
equity
in
houses,
guess
what
we
need
to
put
people
on
the
path
to
self-sufficiency,
listen
to
the
needs
of
what
our
people
are
telling
us.
They
need
like
very
simple
stuff,
like
a
cleaner
neighborhood,
and
we
did
that
colleagues,
so
I
want
you
to
remember
when
it
comes
time
for
people
to
talk
about
what
have
we
done,
I'm
not
telling
you
it's
to
be
all
end-all,
but
I
want
you
to
patch
the
same
day
same
work,
movement
that
we
just
had
from
council.
L
President
clark,
I
want
you
to
patch
that,
along
with
phltcb,
I
want
you
to
patch
that,
with
the
work
we're
doing
that
councilman
jones
has
talked
about
often
the
handyman
concept
that
we're
that
we're
working
through
and
we're
moving
it
and
there's
no
one
celebrity,
there's
no
one
who
knows
more,
there's
no
one
who's
committed
to
solving
the
problems.
We
did
this
together
and
I
want
to
say
a
special
thank
you
to
each
of
you.
Thank
you,
mr
president
and
colleagues.
I
know
it
took
me
a
minute.
L
I
had
to
read
those
names,
but
you
know
you
got
to
respect
the
people
who
do
the
work
right
and
not
just
not
just
those
of
us,
but
these
are
the
people
behind
the
scenes.
Reporters
don't
write
about
them.
In
the
newspaper
I
wore
their
behinds
out
texting,
email
and
calling,
when
is
it
gonna
get
done.
L
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
councilwoman
very
impressive
press
conference
yesterday.
It
was,
it
was
really
exciting
to
see
those
individuals
out
there
that
were
given
that
opportunity.
This
popular
record
councilwoman
you
referenced
yesterday
and
today
the
aztecs
I
just
want
to
let
you
know
that
the
fifth
council
district
also
has
the
black
officer
there's
also
a
super
bowl
winning
team.
So
we
have
two
super
bowl
winning
teams
in
the
fifth
councilmanic
district.
Just
for
the
record.
Thank
you
so
much
councilwoman.
J
Thank
you
very
much
council
president.
First
of
all,
I
just
want
to
give
a
sincere
level
of
gratitude
and,
thanks
to
all
of
my
colleagues
on
city
council
for
the
heroic
work
that
people
have
been
doing
throughout
this
pandemic.
I
especially
want
to
thank,
if
I
could,
members
of
the
public
safety
committee,
in
particular
for
all
the
work
that
they
have
done
in
the
past
three
weeks
to
try
and
bring
some
sense
of
reconciliation
of
truth-telling
and
of
accountability
and
each
and
every
one
of
the
members
on
that
committee.
J
Just
bringing
a
tremendous
amount
of
compassion
and
a
listening
ear.
As
we
heard
between
two
different
hearings
somewhere
between
six
to
seven
hours
of
testimony
about
the
events
that
transpired
between
may
and
june,
we
heard
from
dozens
of
residents
we
heard
from
our
city
agencies
we
heard
from
national
leaders
in
this
field
and
more
important.
We
we
listen
to
our
communities
and
we
are
you
know
we
will
be
continuing
this
work
and
we
will
be
continuing
to
move
forward
on
accountability.
J
Thank
you
to
everybody
for
the
work
that
you
did
and
for
your
support
of
the
the
ban
on
less
lethal
munitions,
which
turn
out
to
be
quite
lethal
and
damaging
to
a
lot
of
people's
lives.
Finally,
I
just
want
to
speak
very
briefly
with
our
council
body
a
little
bit
about
what
councilwoman
brooks
had
talked
about
and
the
challenging
conversation
that
honestly,
we
are
faced
around
evictions
here
in
our
city.
J
As
we
all
know,
on
november,
8th
2000
households,
anywhere
from
3
000
to
8
000
philadelphians,
are
an
imminent
threat
of
being
locked
out
from
their
homes.
The
eviction
moratoriums
have
expired.
The
cdc
moratorium
is
complicated
and
has
been
difficult
to
enact,
and
so
before
us
lies
the
challenge.
Do
we
believe
that
these
evictions
should
go
forward
simply
based
on
when
philadelphians
faced
hard
times,
philadelphians
faced
hard
times,
poverty?
They
struggled
to
pay
the
rent
pre-covered.
We
all
know
this.
J
A
blanket
moratorium
on
an
eviction
which
is
within
our
power
does
not
turn
our
back
on
them
right
now,
as
kobet
is
on
the
rise
last
spring,
our
council
took
bold
action
to
enact
an
eviction
moratorium
through
august
31st.
As
the
city
faced
the
height
of
the
covid
pandemic.
It
was
a
public
health
bill,
plain
and
simple.
It
did
not
try
to
draw
lines
between
who
deserved
to
be
evicted.
Who
did
not?
J
This
was
a
moratorium
that
wasn't
just
you
know,
passed
unanimously
by
our
body
into
local
law.
It
put
philadelphia
as
a
statewide
and
national
leader
as
our
governors
and
as
our
cities
and
states
across
the
country
picked
up.
The
call
and
now
caseloads
for
covid
are
hitting
another
high.
Our
state
and
federal
government
have
not
stepped
up
to
the
plate,
and
so
this
burden
falls
on
our
shoulders.
J
They
prove
all
the
time
that
there
is
more
to
hear
more
to
understand
and
more
to
figure
out
amongst
us.
They
talked
about
excess
covet,
spread
infections,
illnesses
and
even
death
rates
that
are
directly
correlated
to
evictions,
and
there
was
a
discussion
about
whether
there
are
unexpected
consequences
about
reinstating
a
moratorium.
This
was
always
going
to
be
a
hard
conversation,
but
I
don't
think
that
there
are
unexpected
or
unintended
consequences.
We
actually
know
what
the
gaps
are.
We
have
2
000
households
who
fall
outside
of
traditional
covent
protections
are
established
by
an
arbitrary
date.
J
We
need
to
get
them
the
resources
we
need
to
get
them
and
their
landlords
the
resources
that
they
need
to
weather
this.
We
know
that
our
courts
have
largely
not
been
equal
partners
with
us
in
informing
tenants
of
their
rights
or
putting
up
guard
rails
to
ensure
that
rights
can
be
enforced.
Reforms
need
to
happen
there.
We
need
to
ensure
and
promise
that
no
landlord,
especially
landlords
small
landlords,
will
be
foreclosed
upon,
and
indeed
I
think
this
has
been
assured
through
our
courts,
and
there
are
things
that
we
can
do
here
legislatively.
J
We
do
need
to
spend
money.
No
one
is
here
asking
landlords
to
absorb
this
all
on
their
own,
but
the
actual
unintended
consequences
could
occur
starting
november
8th.
If
we
let
the
floodgates
go
in
the
middle
of
this
pandemic,
dr
ayla
stanford
from
the
black
doctors
consortium
said
it
very
quick.
Clearly
we
are
not
prepared.
J
I
stay
up
all
the
time
scrolling
through
thinking
about
what
we're
gonna
say
to
people
who
called
us
desperate
for
help.
Can
we
say
we
did
what
was
just
what
was
right,
what
science
taught
us,
what
the
law
told
us
was
in
our
power
and
what
was
safe
during
the
most
unprecedented
public
health
emergency
in
our
lifetime,
and
I've
been
proud
to
be
part
of
a
city
council
that
understands
the
importance
of
home.
None
of
us
is
home
until
all
of
us
is
home.
J
We
want
to
focus
on
getting
the
resources
to
the
people
who
need
them
rather
than
ask
questions
about
who
does
and
does
not
deserve
to
be
at
home,
and
I
will
be
joining
council
member
brooks
and
all
of
the
members
on
council
continuing
the
call
to
our
federal
government
to
our
state
officials
and
to
our
council
body
to
prioritize
this
issue.
Thank
you,
council
president.
F
For
a
few
weeks
now,
my
office
has
been
working
with
rob
wasserman,
the
owner
of
rouge
restaurant
and
marcelo
giordano
from
giordano
groceries
to
raise
money
for
the
we
are
philly
campaign,
the
website's.
Actually
we
are
philly.net.
This
campaign
was
set
up
to
create
a
fun
way
for
people
to
come
together
and
fund
fresh
food
boxes
for
communities.
F
The
we
are
feeling
campaign
has
created
a
t-shirt
for
purchase
that
helps
pay
for
the
cost
of
the
food,
that's
packaged
and
delivered
to
the
various
locations
all
over
the
city.
I
think
it's
important
that
we
continue
to
talk
about
the
food
insecurities
in
our
communities
and
not
lose
sight
of
people's
basic
needs.
F
Through
this
campaign,
we've
been
able
to
deliver
total
seven
thousand
boxes
weekly
around
500
boxes
of
fresh
food,
including
milk,
eggs,
vegetables
every
week
to
families
all
over
the
city.
We
have
partnered
with
neighborhood
groups
like
campaign
for
working
families,
north
and
north
philadelphia,
mighty
riders
in
west
philadelphia
and
caring
for
friends
in
the
northeast
to
help
bring
some
relief
to
people
who
need
it
right
now.
The
most
I
really
want
to
thank
rob,
wasserman
and
marcelo
gia
domino
for
spearheading
this
initiative.
F
They've
been
doing
a
phenomenal
job
throughout
this
pandemic
to
raise
money
to
get
food
into
the
hands
of
those
who
have
this
felt
this
food
insecurity
and
it's
devastating.
When
you
see
people
and
you
hand
out
the
boxes
for
people
getting
this
food,
it's
just
like
a
lifeline.
It's
really
sad,
but
anyway,
these
are
two
business
leaders,
though
in
our
city,
who
are
getting
crushed
on
the
hospitality
side,
but
are
humbly
helping
everyone
through
this
pandemic.
So
I
asked
all
my
colleagues
in
the
public
if
you're
interested
go
to
that
website,
we
are
philly.net
purchase.
F
A
t-shirt,
help
support
the
efforts.
It
really
really
benefits
our
communities
and
on
a
side
note,
I
just
want
to
say
it's
nice
to
see
many
people.
I've
noticed
them
wearing
the
t-shirts.
I
think
they've
sold
9000
t-shirts
so
far
and
it's
nice
to
see
that
we
are
philly
t-shirts
all
over
the
city.
So
thanks
randy,
you
can
do
to
help
this
program
continue.
I
appreciate
everyone's
support.
Thank
you.
Council
president.
C
C
I
want
to
thank
councilman,
dom
and
and
join
the
choir
with
parker
and
others
around
recognizing
commissioner
perry.
As
many
of
you
know,
I
chaired
the
committee
on
licenses
and
inspections
for
12
years
and
many
times
put
myself
in
harm's
way,
between
balancing
public
safety
and
monopolies
in
the
city
of
philadelphia,
but
throughout
all
of
that
throughout
the
crisis.
After
the
the
tragedy
on
market
street,
commissioner
perry
would
provided
leadership,
guidance
clearance
and,
through
the
illinois
oversight
board,
made
tremendous
strides
in
professionalizing
the
department
of
license
and
inspection.
C
So
I
want
to
join
the
choir
and
really
thank
him
over
time.
I
considered
him
a
friend.
You
know
he
responded
to
our
emails
and
our
taxes
at
whatever
time
we
sent
them,
and-
and
I
appreciate
how
much
I
learned
from
him.
I
also
want
to
thank
council
member
parker
for
her
work
on
the
commercial
carters.
C
Many
which
are
in
my
district
and
the
jobs
provided,
and
the
economic
value
of
the
work
that
is
being
done
is
tremendous
and-
and
I
want
to
thank
her
and
her
work
in
that
this
week,
I
was
invited-
you
know
kind
of
one
of
those.
Last
minute,
situations
to
a
public
action-
and
you
know,
as
a
former
community
organizer,
I'm
a
little
rusty
with
the
new
tactics
that
are
used
recently
around
community
organizing.
C
So
I
I
was
sent
a
text
and
an
email
about
coming
to
a
public
action
around
save
gloria
on
12th
street
and
I
didn't
go
and
I
didn't
go
because
one
I
was
invited
at
the
last
minute
is
the
way
of
people
checking
off
the
box.
The
same
they
invited
me,
but
I
didn't
go
because
I
didn't
have
an
opportunity
to
talk
to
councilmember
squilla,
whose
district
encompasses
the
mural
glorious.
Cassadas
was
just
not
a
tremendous
lgbtq
leader
or
a
lot
of
fabulous
latina.
C
C
C
It
is
about
one
election
at
a
time,
one
issue
at
a
time,
one
day
at
a
time,
and
sometimes
we
don't
get
it
all.
One
of
the
biggest
frustrations
when
I
was
a
freshman
here
on
council
was-
and
many
of
you
know,
because
I
called
you
out
and
I'm
very
opinionated,
which
is
why,
when
somebody
challenges
me
about
my
opinions
like,
I
have
a
whole
lot
of
opinions
and
an
opinion
about
everything.
But
I
don't
need
to
be
in
everything.
C
But
I
also
want
to
take
take
a
note
and
say
that
you
know
we
don't
get
everything
we
want
in
council
and
that's
very
frustrating
and
we
can't
do
everything
for
everyone.
All
of
you
know
how
much
councilman
school
and
I
are
fighting
with
kessington
and
all
of
the
challenges,
but
every
single
day,
when
I
have
those
sleepless
nights,
I
wake
up
the
next
morning
with
a
renewed
sense
of
urgency
and
commitment
that
today,
I'm
gonna
make
things
a
little
better,
a
little
better
and
some
days.
C
I
make
it
a
lot
better
and
some
days,
I
I
don't
do
as
well
and
I'm
frustrated,
but
I
take
this
job
extremely
serious,
and
I
appreciate
my
colleagues
and
all
the
work
that
they're
doing
and
continuing
to
challenge
us
to
do
the
best
job
that
that
that
we
can
so
I'm
proud
to
be
a
member
of
this
body.
We
have
made
really
hard
decisions
in
the
13
years.
C
I've
been
here
and
I'm
prepared
every
single
day
to
make
very
hard
decisions,
and
I
look
forward
to
those
challenges
every
single
day
and
I
am
prepared
to
fight
for
money
and
resources
so
that
we
can
take
care
of
the
citizens
of
philadelphia.
So
thank
you
to
all
my
colleagues
for
all
their
hard
work
and
we'll
live
to
see
another
day.
Thank
you,
council
president.
M
M
That
we
have
to
make
on
a
consistent
basis,
but
I
think
for
me
what's
important
and
what
I
have
learned
to
love
about
working
on
this
particular
team
is
that
I
don't
question
my
colleagues
intentions.
We
might
not
agree
on
how
we
get
to
the
finish
line,
but
I
do
believe
that
we're
all
trying
to
get
to
the
same
end
goal
in
the
same
finish
line,
and
so
I
think
it's
important.
M
You
know
to
recognize
that
while
we
might
have
different
ideas
and
different
opinions
on
how
we
do
it,
I
don't
know
anybody
on
this
body
who
doesn't
want
to
improve
the
quality
of
life
of
philadelphia,
I'm
in
the
spirit
of
trying
to
remain
positive.
I
want
to
also
just
highlight
the
champion
of
the
week
this
week.
I'm
a
alumni
of
frankfurt
high
school,
so
you
know
had
to
give
frankfurt
high
school
a
little
shout
out
and
congratulations
to
their
baseball
team.
M
M
And
yesterday,
like
council
member
sanchez,
said
I
had
an
opportunity
to
engage
our
first
black
president,
who
talked
about
what
it
meant
to
be
the
first
black
president
in
the
city
of
philadelphia.
He
did
that
just
10
minutes
away
from
where
we
launched
our
resource
hubs,
and
I
appreciate
just
the
location
if
anything
coming
into
the
heart
of
north
philadelphia,
where
we
know
we
have
issues
of
poverty,
gun,
violence,
employment
and
in
in
having
this
important
conversation.
M
So
today,
four
o'clock,
we
will
still
be
outdoors
having
our
resource
hubs
for
teenagers
here
in
the
city
of
philadelphia,
no
matter
how
you
feel
about
any
voter,
any
decision
that
was
made
today,
I'm
pretty
sure
you
know
a
teenager
who
can
use
a
job
or
a
positive
activity,
a
mentor
or
some
type
of
academic
support.
So
I
appreciate
my
colleagues
for
us
the
support
as
it
relates
to
the
disadvantaged
communities
task
force
and
the
resource
hubs
for
our
children.
M
I
guess
you
could
say
fatiguing
journey
we've
listened
to
hundreds
of
philadelphians,
give
us
nothing
but
heartbreaking
stories,
and
so,
when
you
talk
about
how
difficult
it
is
to
sleep
at
night,
you
know
imagine
just
you
know
someone
telling
you
about
the
death
of
their
husband
and
going
out
of
business
in
a
short
period
of
time
and
just
having
to
tell
them.
You
know
anything.
We
can
do
to
help
we're
here,
because
we
need
that
federal
support
that
council,
member
gim
and
council
member
brooks
talked
about
earlier
today.
M
So
all
this
stuff
coincides,
I
know,
I
said
I
wouldn't
be
that
long
council
president,
it's
a
little
difficult
this
morning,
but
I
do
want
to
say
thank
you
and
thank
you
to
my
colleagues
for
all
the
great
work
that
folks
are
doing
in
the
continued
effort
to
challenge
ourselves
to
do
even
better
than
what's
happening
right
now.
Thank
you.
President.
Thank.
M
A
G
Thank
you
council
president
good
morning.
Everyone
I
too
want
to
discuss
the
hearing
that
council's
housing
committee
held
yesterday
and
that
I
presided
over
as
chair.
The
purpose
of
this
hearing
was
to
consider
proposed
amendments
to
the
emergency
housing
protection
act.
This
legislation
essentially
protects
renters
from
eviction
during
this
pandemic
and
allows
landlords
to
get
paid.
G
The
ehpa
was
introduced
by
council
members
brooks
kim
and
myself
and
was
signed
into
law
by
mayor
kenny
on
july
1st.
The
amendments
we
introduced
would
extend
the
eviction
moratorium
in
philadelphia
until
the
end
of
the
year,
extend
the
ban
on
late
fees
and
extend
the
timeline
for
rent
repayment
plans.
G
We
heard
four
hours
of
gripping
testimony
yesterday,
not
just
from
struggling
renters
who
bravely
shared
their
stories,
not
just
from
small
landlords
who
are
supportive
of
the
legislation,
not
just
from
advocates
who
are
passionate
about
housing
justice,
but
from
experts,
legal
experts,
medical
doctors,
epidemiologists
who
told
us
about
the
real
big
picture
consequences
of
what
eviction
means.
In
this
time
it
means
increased,
spread
of
covet
19
city-wide.
G
G
The
stakes
are
unfathomably
high
in
this
moment
the
action
that
we
take
or
don't
take
in
the
next
couple
of
weeks
with
regard
to
these
bill.
These
bills
has
real
immediate
repercussions
for
thousands
of
people's
lives,
and
these
people
are
more
likely
to
be
black,
more
likely
to
be
experiencing
poverty
and
more
likely
to
suffer
permanent
setbacks
as
a
result
of
losing
their
homes.
G
Black
single
moms
are
at
the
highest
risk
of
eviction.
This
was
the
case
before
the
pandemic
began,
and
it
remains
true
now.
If
we
don't
act,
they
are
at
risk
of
losing
their
homes,
which
means
that
children
will
also
become
homeless,
and
since
home
is
now
school.
That
means
they
will
suffer
academically
as
well.
G
G
I
understand,
and
I
appreciate
the
concern
for
landlords
investments,
particularly
small
landlords,
who
provide
the
bulk
of
our
affordable
housing
here
in
philly,
but
there
is
no
question
in
my
mind
that
we
need
to
focus
first
on
the
people
who
are
most
immediately
at
risk
of
becoming
homeless.
In
the
situation
we
as
a
legislative
body
have
the
power
and
responsibility
to
act
locally
to
put
protections
in
place.
G
We
have
the
ability
to
prevent
thousands
of
our
neighbors
from
losing
their
homes
and
from
preventing
the
ripple
effect
that
we'll
have
throughout
our
city
and
with
the
ehpa.
We
have
the
tools
we
need
to
keep
people
safely
housed
in
the
face
of
this
deadly
virus,
that
is
once
again
gaining
steam
and
as
we
head
into
winter,
which
experts
suggest
will
be
even
more
dangerous,
it's
all
the
more
critical
that
we
act
and
that
we
act
now.
Thank
you.
So
much.
I
Thank
you,
council
president.
I
want
to
thank
all
of
my
colleagues
for
their
advocacy
and
their
service
to
this
body
and
to
the
constituents
and
citizens
in
the
city
of
philadelphia
when
I
think
of
service-
and
I
also
just
think
of
healthy
competition,
I
have
to
reflect
on
comments
made
by
councilmember
thomas.
I
reference
to
some
of
the
youth
groups
he
was
talking
about
and-
and
I
was
listening
earlier
to
councilmember
parker
talk
about
the
colors
of
blue
and
white
for
the
oakland
wildcats.
I
Regarding
voting
on
during
this
election
season.
Over
the
years,
a
number
of
groups
have
been
brought
to
city
council
when
we're
meeting
in
person
and
we've
been
giving.
You
know,
resolutions
to
various
organizations,
african-american
greek
organizations
who
are
based
on
service,
and
so
many
members
of
this
body
have
been
part
of
those
organizations.
I
When
I
think
of
the
late
council
woman
augusta
clark
was
a
member
of
alpha
kappa,
alpha,
sorority
incorporated.
I
know
she's
smiling
that
one
of
her
sores
was
nominated
as
a
vice
president
nominee,
that
being
senator
kamala
harris-
and
you
know
former
members
of
this
body
that
serve
in
the
same
sorority
as
councilmember,
parker,
council
members,
tasco
and
blindo
reynolds
brown.
I
For
me
from
my
fraternity
cap
alpha
psi
incorporated,
we've
had
former
mayors,
wilson,
good
and
john
street,
as
well
as
councilmember
george
burrell,
and
then
also
my
colleague,
catherine
gilmar
richardson,
who
proudly
supports
the
organization
of
zeta
phi
beta,
and
I
bring
this
up
because
for
the
past
number
of
saturdays
in
october,
we
have
brought
various
bleak
black
greek
organizations
together
to
do
a
black
greeks.
Together.
Voter
outreach
we've
been
doing
this
every
saturday
from
the
hours
of
12-3.
I
This
saturday
will
be
in
the
49th
ward,
6101
north
broad
street,
and
this
initiative
started
based
on
some
calls.
I
received
from
some
fraternity
brothers
outside
of
pennsylvania,
who
were
concerned
about
voting
and
voting
in
commonwealths
pennsylvania
and,
more
importantly,
in
the
city
of
philadelphia,
and
so
I
had
a
chance
to
reach
out
to
our
city
commissioners
and
saw
that
in
some
of
our
african-american
wars,
we
had
significant
voter
drop-off
from
four
years
and
eight
years
ago
during
the
presidential
cycle,
wars
that
have
had
historically
strong
turnout.
I
I,
like
the
10th
ward
or
the
42nd
award,
the
49th
ward,
the
11th
ward,
17th
48th,
49th
52nd,
and
so
we
have
strategically
been
doing
this
outreach
at
various
wards
and
using
shopping
centers
as
a
staging
area,
and
so,
as
of
last
week,
we've
reached
almost
700
households
by
going
door-to-door,
letting
people
know
about
voter
registration
about
the
mainland
ballot
process.
I
think
part
of
the
reason
why
the
turnout
has
been
low
in
the
june
primary
was
because
we
had
only
a
smaller
number
of
voting
locations.
I
So
this
saturday
will
once
again
be
in
the
49th
ward,
between
the
hours
of
12
to
3
and
getting
information
out
and
we'll
be
at
6101,
north
broad
street.
So
for
those
fellow
members
of
our
black
greek
fraternity
organizations
and
sororities,
hopefully
you
will
join
us
this
saturday.
I
want
to
thank
all
of
the
members
of
this
body
for
their
service
and
all
of
the
fraternities
and
sororities
that
have
come
out
to
support
the
work
that
we're
doing
to
demonstrate
that
service.
I
Numerous
members
of
these
organizations
have
been
a
part
of
this
body,
and
I
think
that
is
the
in
addition
of
the
type
of
service
that
these
organizations
provide
on
a
daily
basis,
why
we
salute
them
when
we
bring
them
the
city
council
because
of
the
service
they
do
for
citizens
in
this
city
and
around
the
globe.
Thank
you,
council
president.
A
K
Thank
you,
mr
president.
I've
been
getting
taxes
throughout
this
session
for
me
to
remind
you
of
the
west
philly
monarchs
parkside
saints,
the
whistle
hicken
braves,
which
will
parks
you
may
have
heard
of
him,
philadelphia,
eagle
played
for
and
the
reason
why
we
don't
always
you
know
if
you
started
this,
I
remember
thomas.
K
K
The
first
one
is
saturday.
It
is
the
12th
annual
block
captains
boot
camp
due
to
covet.
This
will
be
our
first
virtual
boot
camp.
Many
of
you
have
come
through
whether
you
were
at
one
point,
a
staffer
kathy
and
now
you
know
you
get
opportunity
to
be
a
member
and
grace
of
those
black
captains,
but
I
want
to
give
you
a
little
brief
history.
Wra
winfield
residents
association
was
the
first
group
other
than
pmbd.
K
I
mean
the
pennsylvania
more
beautiful
committee
to
advance
the
idea
of
training
block
batteries
and
we
then
12
years
ago
grabbed
onto
that
idea
and
had
pushed
that
forward.
The
reason
I
take
you
back
to
a
day
when
there
was
a
person
on
your
block,
male
or
female,
that
somewhat
was
modern
young
people's
business
a
little
too
much.
It
was
irritating
at
the
time
but
may
have
saved
your
life.
K
They
made
you
clean
up
on
saturdays.
They
turned
the
water
plugs
on
in
90
degree
weather
and
knew
which
kids
were
hungry
on
that
block
when
they
put
up
their
grill
cooked
a
hot
dog.
It
didn't
even
have
the
regular
rolls
that
had
the
strowman
bread
with
mustard
and
relish,
but
made
sure
those
kids
were
able
to
eat,
knew
about
the
kids
early
on
that
were
mischievous
and
even
got
in
trouble,
but
was
the
glue
of
their
block.
They
were
called
block
cabinets
and
we
celebrate
them
once
a
year.
K
K
K
Oh,
I
give
those
out,
they
are
very
popular
and
we
we
are
going
to
do
that.
So
we
encourage
all
of
my
members,
saturday
from
10
to
1,
to
go
to
my
facebook
and
you
can
get
the
login
information
or
you
can
watch
it
on
channel
64,
which
is
the
first
time
ever
we're
going
to
make
it
public
at
large,
so
invite
your
block
captains
to
be
empowered
by
this.
K
The
second
thing
that
I
want
to
encourage
people
to
come
to
is
a
virtual
listening
session,
and
what
that
is
is
that
we
have
a.
We
have
two
good
ballot
questions
we
hope
and
to
encourage
people
to
vote.
Yes,
one
one
is
member
johnson's
victim
advocacy
office,
but
the
second
one
is
the
citizens
police
oversight,
commission
that
may
be
established,
and
we
want
to
get
people's
opinions
about
that.
So
we
will
be
having
a
listening
session
to
get
the
login
information.
From
that.
I
want
you
to
email.
K
Samantha.Williamsfiller.Gov
to
be
placed
on
that
testimony
list,
we
will
be
doing
that
also
on
channel
64..
That
will
be
at
4
30
to
6,
30
october
26,
4
30
to
6
30..
And,
finally,
I
want
to
tell
you,
and
sometimes
when
you're,
in
the
middle
of
a
philosophical
fight,
not
good
versus
evil,
but
good,
better
and
best
ideas
in
competition
with
one
another
it
this
thing
that
we
do
this
representing
our
people,
to
the
best
of
our
ability
is
a
often
a
contact
sport,
but
don't
take
it
personally.
K
Remember
that
we
are
competing
for
the
best
product
to
be
put
out
for
the
most
people,
and
you
should
be
passionate
about
it.
You
should
care
deeply.
When
you
hear
those
stories.
Member
thomas,
remember,
richardson,
you
should
feel
their
pain,
but
you
also
should
not
fall
into
group
therapy.
They
voted
you
in
for
solutions.
K
So
we're
not
just
revolutionaries.
We
are
solutionaries
and
we
are
competing
for
those
best
practices,
those
best
ideas
to
be
made
into
public
policy.
So
I
encourage
you
to
keep
the
rumble
a
lot
to
keep
the
debate
going,
but
keep
in
mind.
As
remember
thomas
said,
I
do
not
doubt
one
person
in
this
body's
intentions
to
do
what
they
believe
is
best
for
their
constituents
and
so
with
that,
mr
president,
good
luck
in
managing
all
and
refereeing
all
of
those
competing
ideas.
Thank
you,
mr
president.
H
H
And
also,
I
just
wanted
to
echo
the
sentiments
of
our
colleagues
relative
to
commissioner
perry's
retirement
from
licenses
and
inspections
and
from
the
city
of
philadelphia.
I
just
want
to
thank
him
so
much
for
all
of
his
work.
It's
truly
been
an
honor
and
a
privilege
to
work
with
him.
He
is
always
so
very
responsive.
H
He
will
email
you
back
in
the
middle
of
the
day
or
the
middle
of
the
night,
and
I
just
appreciate
all
of
his
work.
So
thank
you
very
much,
commissioner
perry,
and
I
also
wanted
to
congratulate
our
majority
leader,
councilmember
parker,
around
the
expansion
of
the
phl
tcb
program.
Yesterday
and
finally,
I
wanted
to
thank
all
of
my
colleagues,
particularly
our
colleagues
on
the
the
housing
committee
for
their
work,
especially
our
housing
committee,
chair
for
her
willingness
to
meet
with
all
stakeholders
in
this
process.
H
So
we
can
ensure
that
we
are
looking
at
all
possible
avenues
for
individuals
to
have
relief
directly
for
renters
and
directly
for
for
landlords.
I
think
we
must
remember
that
all
legislation
that
we
introduced
in
the
spring
had
to
be
coveted
related.
The
legislation
we
are
deliberating
is
a
result
of
the
challenges
our
friends
and
our
neighbors
are
facing
as
a
result
of
covet.
H
What
is
disheartening
for
me
as
someone
who
knows
how
this
process
works
since
I've
been
in
or
around
council
as
a
volunteer,
an
intern
or
a
staffer
since
1999,
is
that
some
people
believe
that
you
can't
offer
an
opinion
or
a
potential
solution.
Talk
about
those
solutions
to
the
process
when
multiple
individuals
representing
a
large
variety
of
people
do
not
agree
as
I've
learned
over
the
last
21
years.
H
Therefore,
I
ask
and
implore
my
colleagues
to
understand
the
legislative
process
and
that
it
is
a
process
I
want
to
leave
you
with
three
quotes,
one
by
winston
churchill.
If
two
people
agree
on
everything,
one
of
them
is
unnecessary
and
consensus
doesn't
happen
by
magic.
You
have
to
drive
it
and
contrary
to
what's
happening
in
dc.
America
is
a
place
where
we
can
all
come
together.
It
is
a
place
of
consensus,
it's
not
all
or
nothing
it's
what
we
can
accomplish
together
on
behalf
of
the
people
that
we
serve.
That's
most
important.
A
A
D
A
Problem
all
right
well,
thank
you
all
very
much
as
usual.
We
are
clearly
a
very
thoughtful
council
which
we
continue
to
be
thoughtful
because
at
the
end
of
the
day,
it's
not
about
us
it's
about
the
residents
and
of
the
city
of
philadelphia,
and
we
clearly
have
that
in
mind,
as
we
said
earlier.
So
with
that
I'd
like
to
recognize
councilman
jones
for
motion
to
adjourn.